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;,��tild also reqtiire additioilal permits from tlle MDNR and MCV4'D atld that it �r��as our responsibility to determine if additional permits were required. For a great number of reasons I did not and still do not belie�-e any pennits should be required by anyone for us to do the work being done on June 23, 1998 or on No��. 30, 1998. Filling in an animal hole is a simple and reasonable thing for a property owner to do as routine maintenance. Our activities are not hurting the lake, floodplain, wildlife, neighbors, public, roadway, or anyone else. We have exercised great concern and consideration for the animals living in these holes and surrounding wildlife and plants as �ti-ell. Well beyond w-hat is required b}� any laws or codes. We did not rush into this or carelesslv undertake any action. We thought long alid hard over the best way to accomplish this and I really resent your statement in your Dec. 28, 1998 response that our actions were " extremely careless and clearly illegal." Our actions were not and it is very uncalled for and counterproductive to make such a charge. As I have explained, �ve waited iiiany� months after Qaiiiin� the permit to complete this �i-ork for a nlinlber of ��ery good reasons. We have been very patient, deliberate, careful, and cooperative about this whole endeavor in spite of numerous other factors that I �i�ill spare you the details of covering here. . Your Dec. 28, 1998 response claims the we were " dumpin� fill into Lake Minnetonka" and " se��eral feet out into the lake". I strongly disagree with this. I sho��ed ��oti on site on No��. 30, 1998 that we had carefiill�� limited tlie till to areas that clearlv had long had large and e�-tensive tree stumps and root svstems in place. And at no time filled any area that �.vas not clearly and `�isiblv a llole in solid ground or damaged land showing obvious evidence of ha�•ing been dry soil capable of stipporting land based plant grow�th over an eYtended period of time. V�e are not dealinQ with cypress or mangrove trees or anything similar which is capable of growillg in standing water. The trees and bushes in the filled and planned work area sprouted and grew to maturity, or at least a ��ery significant age, over a long period of time as demonstrated by the size, growth pattern, and position of the stumps and roots which are numerous and clearly visible. I do not believe lake bed or standing water are capable of grow�ing tliese land based plants for an extended period of time. I also do not believe that these plants would germinate and begin growth successfully under standing water as would have to have been the case if this was truely lake bed as you are apparently purporting in your response. You would not see ruots growing out into thin air as would have to be the case if these plants and roots were not fonnerly covered by soil. Without sunounding solid soil these large stumps would have had insufficient support to hold up P. �